Electric motor made from a single molecule
BBC News - Electric motor made from a single moleculeThe motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.
The minuscule motor could have applications in both nanotechnology and in medicine, where tiny amounts of work can be put to efficient use.
Tiny rotors based on single molecules have been shown before, but this is the first that can be individually driven by an electric current.